Share your bike travel knowledge with others by volunteering to be a Bike Travel Weekend and Bike Your Park Day Advisor and/or Influencer. Take two minutes to fill out the volunteer interest form. You’ll feel good about helping others discover the joy of bicycle travel, and you’ll get to be part of something big.

There’s nothing better than sharing the things you love with your kids. It’s even more special when you and your child discover a new interest together. My son Milo and I discovered our love of bicycle travel together — this Family Fun tour was just the ticket!

Our Corporate Spotlight series highlights the companies that support our mission and do some amazing stuff of their own. This week we talk with Sue from BikeFlights.com about why they love what they do and how they help make bike-travel logistics easier.

Nearly 100 people applied for The Greg Siple Award, and four talented young adults will be selected to win the award and bike-travel gear, thanks to REI, Big Agnes, Arkel, BikeFlights.com, and ABUS. Winners will be announced by March 1. In the meantime, find out more about the applicants.

For the last three years, the New Belgium Brewing Company has supported Adventure Cycling’s advocacy work to make national and state parks better for bike travel. Here’s how we’ve been putting their dollars to work in 2017.

Adventure Cycling has 46,846 mapped miles in its Route Network. Have you ever wondered which route has the highest elevation? Or wondered how the TransAmerica Trail compares to the Southern Tier in elevation gain? Our new Route Comparison page is where you’ll get those answers and more!

Read life member Kacy Burnsed’s story of how bicycles provide truly transformative experiences and bring his family closer together. Please consider making your own lifetime commitment to bicycle travel and Adventure Cycling.

Adventure Cyclist magazine’s official 2017 Holiday Gear Guide is live thanks to our magazine people Nick Legan, Dan Meyer, and Alex Strickland. If you haven’t checked it out, definitely get to it. But before you head over that way, check my unofficial gift guide — composed of gear I’ve been obsessing over most of this year.